Hospitals in West Lafayette, IN - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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River Bend Hospital
Psychiatric Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 2900 N River Rd, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906
Ratings:NA Phone: (765) 464-0400

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Aspirin reduces hereditary colorectal cancer risk

Aspirin reduces colorectal cancer risk by half in individuals at high genetic risk. Preventive efficacy is prolonged for 10-20 years after treatment with aspirin.

Combination of daclizumab and interferon beta significantly reduces MS lesion formation

Biogen Idec and Facet Biotech Corporation today announced the publication of Phase 2 data showing that the addition of daclizumab to interferon beta (IFNβ) led to a significant reduction in the number of new or enlarged multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions when compared to IFNβ alone in patients with active relapsing forms of MS.

Study reveals mechanism that regulates fluid intake in the body to prevent fatal water intoxication

A multi-institute study led by Monash University has revealed for the first time the mechanism that regulates fluid intake in the human body and stops us from over-drinking, which can cause potentially fatal water intoxication.

Reducing amyloid fibril levels in semen may help reduce transmission of HIV

There may be two new ways to fight AIDS - using a heat shock protein or a small molecule - to attack fibrils in semen associated with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during the initial phases of infection, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Palliative chemoradiation boosts survival, QoL in poor-prognosis NSCLC

C hemoradiation is superior to chemotherapy alone with respect to both survival and quality of life in patients with inoperable non-small-cell lung cancer, a phase III trial has found.

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